Title 31, Title 31 and Other Vehicles

No license shall be suspended or revoked, except after a hearing in accordance with the administrative procedures act, §§ 42-35-1 — 42-35-18.

(a) Upon the complaint of the department, any person violating any of the provisions of §§ 31-5-1 — 31-5-20, shall, upon conviction for the first offense, be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100), or by imprisonment fo…

(a) The department or its duly authorized representative may inspect the pertinent books, records, letters, and contracts of the licensee relating to any written complaint made against the licensee. If the licensee is found guilty of violating any of the provisions of §§ 31-5-1 —…

Any licensee or other person in interest being dissatisfied with the final order of the department, within twenty (20) days after the entry of that order by the department, may file a complaint in the superior court of the state of Rhode Island against the department as responden…

The department shall have the power in hearings and trials arising under §§ 31-5-1 — 31-5-20 to determine the place where the hearing shall be held, to subpoena witnesses, to take depositions of witnesses residing without the state in the manner provided for in civil actions in c…

Every licensee shall maintain a record in form as prescribed by the department of: (1) Every vehicle of a type subject to registration which is bought, sold, or exchanged by the licensee or received or accepted by the licensee for sale or exchange. (2) Every new or used exterior …

All records kept in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall be open to inspection by the department and its duly authorized representatives, by the division of motor vehicles, and by any state or municipal official or police officer during reasonable business hours.

Every licensed dealer shall file with the department an annual report which lists: (1) The total number of used motor vehicles sold in the previous year by the dealer; and (2) The total number of used motor vehicles sold without a warranty pursuant to chapter 5.4 of this title. (…

(a) No motor vehicle dealer licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall sell, lease, or rent any class of all-terrain vehicle to any person under the age of sixteen (16) years. (b) Violations of this section shall be grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of the dea…

(a) Motor vehicle dealers shall be permitted to have open for the conduct of business any display room or outdoor display lot where motor vehicles are exhibited on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. (b) “Business” as u…

The provisions of § 31-5-19 shall not apply to an auction of classic motor vehicles or antique motor vehicles as defined in § 31-1-3. A “classic motor” vehicle means a motor vehicle that is not sold in the normal course of business by a dealer and is determined to be a motor vehi…

The department of revenue shall issue the licenses provided for in §§ 31-5-5 — 31-5-9 and § 31-5-34. The department of revenue shall have supervision over the licenses in respect to all the provisions of §§ 31-5-1 — 31-5-20 and §§ 31-5-33 — 31-5-39, and shall have power to make a…

(a) A board composed of a total of five (5) members, two (2) of which shall be licensed automobile dealers, one new car Rhode Island licensed automobile dealer, and one used car Rhode Island licensed automobile dealer, each to serve a three (3) year term; one active Rhode Island …

The general assembly shall annually appropriate any sum that it may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of §§ 31-5-1 — 31-5-19, and the state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of the sum, or so much of …

(a) No manufacturer, factory representative, or distributor shall engage in business as a manufacturer, factory representative, or distributor in this state without a license to do so as provided in § 31-5-22. (b) For the purpose of this chapter, each division of a motor vehicle …

(a) Any person desiring to be licensed as a manufacturer, factory representative, or distributor shall apply to the department of revenue upon a form containing any information that the department shall require. The department may require with the application or, otherwise, infor…

A license may be denied, suspended, or revoked on the following grounds: (1) Proof of unfitness of the applicant. (2) Material misstatement by the applicant in his or her application for a license. (3) Willful failure of the applicant or licensee to comply with any provision of §…

The department may, without prior notice, deny the application for a license within thirty (30) days of its receipt by written notice to the applicant, stating the grounds for the denial. Upon request by the applicant, whose license shall have been so denied, the department shall…

No license shall be suspended or revoked except after a hearing. The department of revenue shall give the licensee at least five (5) days’ written notice of the time and place of the hearing, together with the reasons for the department’s proposed action.

Any licensee or other person in interest being dissatisfied with an order of the department of revenue may appeal the order to the sixth division of the district court pursuant to the procedure established pursuant to § 42-35-15.

Any person, being a manufacturer, distributor, or factory representative, who violates any provision of §§ 31-5-21 — 31-5-27, or who does any act enumerated in § 31-5-23 as a ground for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(a) No person, firm, or corporation, whether resident or nonresident, shall, without securing a license, grant a franchise or license, or continue to grant a franchise or license, to any other person, firm, or corporation to use his, her, or its name, trademark, or trade name, wh…

(a)(1) Any person, firm, or corporation requiring a license pursuant to this chapter shall apply to the department upon a form specifying any information that the department shall require. The department may require with an application, or otherwise, information relating to the a…

A license provided for pursuant to this chapter may be denied, suspended, or revoked on any of the following grounds: (1) Proof of unfitness of applicant. (2) Material misstatement of applicant in the application for a license. (3) Because the applicant or licensee, or any subsid…

The department may, without prior notice, deny an application for a license within thirty (30) days of the receipt of an application, by written notice to the applicant stating the grounds for the denial. Upon a request by an applicant who is so denied a license, the department s…

No license shall be suspended or revoked except after a hearing. The department shall give the licensee at least five (5) days written notice of the time and place of the hearing, together with a statement of the grounds for the proposed action.

Any licensee or other person in interest being dissatisfied with an order of the department of revenue may file a petition for certiorari in the supreme court.

Any person, firm, or corporation who violates the provisions of § 31-5-33 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

No motor vehicle dealer shall engage in business as a dealer in this state without a license for it as provided in §§ 31-5-6 — 31-5-10. Any person, firm, or corporation who sells or acts as a broker with respect to the sale of more than four (4) vehicles in any one calendar year …

(a) Application for a license shall be made in duplicate to the licensor at the time and in the form and shall contain any information as the licensor shall require, and shall be accompanied by the required fee. (b) The licensor may require in the application, or otherwise, infor…

(a) Application for license shall be made to the department. Licenses shall be valid, unless sooner revoked or suspended, until December 31st of each year for one year and shall be renewable on or before expiration, upon application and payment of the fee required by this chapter…

(a) The license fee for each year shall be as follows: the fee for the license to each motor vehicle dealer shall be three hundred dollars ($300) plus a fee in like amount for each office or branch. (b) Commencing January 1, 2015, the license fee for the three-year (3) license du…

The licenses of dealers shall specify the location of the office or branch and must be conspicuously displayed there, and in case the location is changed, an application shall be filed with the licensor requesting the change in location and the permission of the licensor shall be…